Amazonas Spectacular

WORKSHOP FOR ARTISTS AND CREATIVE PROFESSIONALS WITH  COLOMBIAN CARNIVAL FLOAT ARTIST, RAUL ORDONEZ on SAT 19 MAY, 3pm –6pm.

SeaChange Arts is offering a free creative professionals’ masterclass in Carnival Sculpture with leading Latin American carnival artist Raul Ordonez (Columbian Carnival of Blacks and Whites – UNESCO World Cultural Heritage) who will be in residence at Seachange Arts’ Drill Hall this May.

Artists and creative professionals are invited to join this leading Latin-American carnival  artist for a workshop in the practice of carnival sculpture.

Raúl will return to Great Yarmouth with a large scale production Amazonas Spectacular, a contemporary Latin American experience, for the Out There Festival in September.

For more information or to book a place at the session, please contact Sarah James on sarah@seachangearts.org.uk.

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Circus school

GET YOUR STILTS ON AND JOIN THE COOLEST NEW CIRCUS SCHOOL IN TOWN!

SeaChange Arts are looking for young people to join our brand new circus school at the Drill Hall. If you have a passion for circus or if you have always wanted to try it out, then join our school and get taught by professional circus trainers. Develop skills in juggling and object manipulation, acrobatics, tightwire, hula hoop and much more, plus specialist sessions with international circus performers throughout the year.

Come along to our FREE introductory session on Tuesday 3rd April 2012 from 4.30pm – 6pm for 8 – 12 year olds, and 6.30pm – 8pm for 13 – 18 year olds.

The session will take place at The Drill Hall, York Road, Great Yarmouth, NR30 2LZ. Places are limited and on a first come first served basis so sign up today!

The regular school will run weekly starting on:
Tuesday 17th April, 4.30pm – 6pm for 8 – 12 year olds or 6.30pm – 8pm for 13 – 18 year olds

The school is FREE to attend but participants need to sign up for a term as the sessions are limited to 15 young people per group.

For more information or to book a place contact Laurie on 01493 745458 or 07585 809813, or email laurie@seachangearts.org.uk

Out There 2012

Ulik, Mecanocomic at the 2011 Out There Festival.  Copyright 2011 EventDigital.co.uk, Photographer – Steve Eggleton

Plans are now underway for next year’s Out There International Festival of Street Arts and Circus, which will be happening in Great Yarmouth on the 8 and 9 September 2012 – a week earlier than usual. This is because the Out There Festival and specifically a new performance by Generik Vapeur (from the blue men and Bivouac fame!) will be part of the official 2012 Olympic events calendar. Joe Mackintosh, Chief Executive from SeaChange Arts says “Being part of the 2012 Olympic events is a great honor for the Out There Festival and will really help raise the profile of this local event and put Great Yarmouth firmly on the map as a cultural destination”.

Generik Vapeur’s new show – “Waterlitz” is commissioned through the ZEPA partnership, which partners organizers SeaChange Arts with eight major street arts festivals and producers in France and the UK. ZEPA is supported by the European cross border cooperation programme Interreg IVA France (Channel) England. This exciting new show will combine the highest quality street theatre with explosive pyrotechnics and breath-taking aerial stunts, Waterlitz is a mobile performance designed to astound the audience with spectacle whilst also challenging them to consider some of the biggest issues affecting the world today. Seachange Arts are currently identifying acts, performers and companies for the 2012 festival and also busily fund raising and seeking sponsorship for the 2012 festival from local businesses and partners.

SeaChange Arts wanted to express our sincere thanks to the public for all the donations made to the festival this year through donation buckets, barrels and the sale of specially designed Out There T-shirts. We raised in total £2,991.55 which will help contribute to programming of acts and performers next year. 2012 Out There should prove to be the biggest festival yet including the use of new indoor spaces for programming such as the newly renovated St George’s Theatre. Please look out on the Seachange Arts website (www.seachangearts.org.uk) for further upcoming details.

Memories of King Street, Great Yarmouth

Call for local interviewees!

Local arts and regeneration organisation SeaChange Arts are currently looking for local people who would like to share their memories and stories about King Street in Great Yarmouth, as part of the Townscape Heritage Initiative (THI) scheme. The THI scheme is a conservation led regeneration project for the St Georges and King Street area of Great Yarmouth, funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and managed by Great Yarmouth Borough Council’s Conservation Department.

The audio interviews, as well as being placed in the Norfolk Record Office audio permanent archive, will be used as part of a film looking at the history of King Street through the recollections of people of Great Yarmouth. Lynsey Allett, filmmaker and oral historian working on the projects says: “We are looking to create a vivid and varied audio documentary, which captures the lively and interesting atmosphere of King Street over the last decades. These could be recollections about the houses, people or shops on the street, or events that have taken place on King Street over the years. To make this piece successful, we’d really love to hear about as many people’s memories as possible.”

The interviews will take place on Tuesday 27th and Wednesday 28th September at Maritime House in Great Yarmouth, or at a more convenient place for the interviewee. Local people will be interviewed by Lynsey Allett and her assistant.

If you would like to share your memories of King Street in Great Yarmouth, please contact Lynsey Alett on lallett@yahoo.com, or call Becca Clayton at SeaChange Arts on 01493 846550

Out There Festival 2011

Of course, there’s more than 5 good reasons to visit the Out There International Festival of Street Arts and Circus…….

Over 2 fantastic days, we welcome performers from 11 nations to Great Yarmouth. 5 shows make their UK premiere, we’ve 11 artists with new shows for 2011, and 1 world premiere!

Enjoy showcases of some fantastic SeaChange Arts projects, 12 wonderful workshops (where you can have a go at tightrope walking, parkour and juggling) plus 1 spectacular night time street party.

Last year 60,000 people joined us. This year make sure you are 1 of them!

…..and don’t forget it’s all for FREE!

Take a look here to start your trip Out There! 

To see more information on East Coast Net about the Great Yarmuth Out There International Street Arts Festival, click here

ARE YOU READY TO GET OUT THERE?!

We have put the finishing touches to the line-up for the 4th edition of the Out There International Festival of Street Arts and Circus, and with acts coming from over 10 different countries this year’s event promises to be bigger than ever!

Come along to St George’s Park in Great Yarmouth on Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th September to see some astounding performances from some world-class acts, including a hilarious acrobatic duo from Sweden, a trampolining acrobatic troupe from Belgium and a jet-propelled thrill seeker from Austria!

This year’s event will see the triumphant return of French company ‘Les Trois Points De Suspension,’ who proved to be a smash hit at Out There in 2009. The company will be bringing their bouncy stilts show ‘Mr. Baryton’ to perform alongside shows by some brilliant performers from much closer to home.

Another act sure to get Great Yarmouth talking is the phenomenal ‘Mario, Queen Of The Circus.’ Fresh from a 4 year world tour, Mario comes briming with unbridled passion. An expert in both circus artistry and comedy, his unique mix of complex juggling tricks and universal sex appeal can only find release in the arena-rocking anthems of his favourite supergroup – Queen!

The Saturday programme will finish with a Seafront Spectacular on Great Yarmouth promenade, featuring acts from France, Ireland, The Netherland and the UK. Traditional Breton Dance Champions ‘Eostiged Ar Stangala’ will be inviting members of the public to join them in a 45 minute music and dance celebration, before the UK’s leading contemporary circus company ‘NoFit State Circus’ perform their spectacular new open-air show to finish the day in breathtaking style!

‘Barricade’ from the new show being performed by No Fit State Circus.

On Sunday 18th September Out There will return to St George’s Park for another day of fantastic entertainment. Shows will include an extra special one-off performance from The Rubberband Boy, plus some talented local young people will be taking to the stage alongside artists from NoFit State Circus, Hocus Pocus Theatre Company and local artist Hayley Bird to show off their circus skills in a brand new performance piece created especially for the festival!

Make sure you check out www.outtherefestival.com next week to see the brand new festival website and the full programme!

Information provided by SeaChange Arts.

Out There

The 2011 Out There Festival will take place in St. George’s Park on September 17th and 18th.  Acts already confirmed include an evening spectacular called Fest Noz (night feast in Breton language) which will take place on the promenade.  The headline show called Barricade will be presented by a UK contemporary circus company called No Fit State Circus.  SeaChange is looking for young people aged 13-25  to work with No Fit State Circus to create a circus-inspired performance as part of the festival.  The young people will receive training from No Fit State to create the show.  For more information contact SeaChange on 01493 846167.  See also free Events Management Course.

FREE Events Management Course

With ‘The Out There International Street Arts and Circus Festival’, Great Yarmouth , Norfolk

Are you  18 years +?  Out of work and not in education?  Looking for a new path?

What about…

A free Event Management course which includes a work placement in a local arts festival?

The course will give you a basic introduction to all the areas involved in running and managing an outdoor event and will include aspects of stage management and sound,  stewarding , Health and Safety and events management.

The course will allow you to work in teams and build your knowledge in essential areas such as finance, first aid, risk assessment, publicity and marketing and customer care skills.

Working with Industry Specialists you will receive a reference at the end of the course, links to local festivals and potential employers and a Certificate of Achievement.

Dates of the course:

Tues 30 August 10 – 4pm

Tues 6 Sept 10 – 4pm

Tues 13 Sept 10 – 4pm

One Day Placement at Out There on Saturday 17 Sept or Sunday 18 Sept

Tues 20 Sept 10 – 2pm

To find out more log onto http://www.teameast.org/norfolk_and_suffolk.php  for videos and case studies of people who have taken part in previous courses.

Attendance at all sessions is mandatory. Contributions towards expenses such as travel and childcare can be made. As places are limited interviews will be held with all applicants. We are particularly keen to receive applications from women, lone parents and those aged 50years +

Deadline for receiving applications is the 3 August 2011

To apply or for more information contact Sarah James at Seachange Arts on 01493 846550 or e-mail on sarah@seachangearts.org.uk

Out There Event Management Course is a Team East for Skills initiative, managed by Creative Arts East, funded by the European Social Fund and Legacy Trust.

Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra at Hippodrome

Wednesday 11th May is a big day for Great Yarmouth and the Norfolk and Norwich Festival as in the evening there will a wonderful performance from one of Eastern Europe’s great orchestras, the Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra, performing three Russian masterpieces at the historic Hippodrome at 7.30pm as part of the programme. For tickets please contact the Norfolk and Norwich Festival on 01603 766400 or book online at www.nnfestival.org.uk/nnf11

Also on Wednesday 11th May SeaChange Arts presents Gramoulinophone by French Street Arts Company 2 Rien Merci as part of the Norfolk and Norwich Festival 2011 programme. Since its creation in 1999, the company have explored the odd world of clown-like language as they combine the traditions of street arts and contemporary circus.

Inside a beautiful yurt tent, three mysterious characters perform contemporary circus tricks and physical comedy with a few surprises thrown in! Come and discover the secret of the Gramoulinophone in Great Yarmouth Market place at 10.30am, 12.30pm and 5pm. Entry to the show is free but there is limited seating inside the tent so make sure you arrive at least 10 minutes before the show to get your tickets.

“Gramoulinophone is a unique and comedic show and we are very excited to host it in Great Yarmouth as part of the Norfolk and Norwich festival programme,” said Joe Mackintosh, Chief Executive of SeaChange Arts. “This is the beginning of a long term relationship with the Norfolk and Norwich festival where we will work in partnership to promote high quality art outdoor arts, with a particular focus on street arts and circus, across the county.”

Re:generation

  ‘Hope Herrings’

A new exhibition organised by a group of young volunteers and entitled ‘Re:generation’ is running at the Central Library, Great Yarmouth, from  5th – 12th March 2011 . The community exhibition celebrates memories of Great Yarmouth and the town’s current regeneration.  The opening times are: Monday & Wednesday 9am-7.30pm, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 9am-6pm and Saturday 9am-5pm.

 The exhibition features archive material and artist’s work along with recollections and stories of the town provided by members of the community, all of which relates to the theme of regeneration.  Amongst the 12 artists exhibiting are three ex-Great Yarmouth School of Art and Design students, Nigel Moody, Colin Giles and John Clifford.  Also exhibiting are Manuel Seixas, Adam Shawyer and Belona Greenwood, three of the artists commissioned to create work for the King Street Regeneration project.  Other selected artists are Ben Simons, Harry Baker, Chris Han, Paul Zawadzski, Julian Claxton, Paul Howard and Sandra Rowney.   These were selected by a panel of judges, who were looking for work which most clearly related to regeneration and with links to Great Yarmouth.

Work produced by young residents at the Aspire Young Persons Centre is also included in this show, along with the ‘Hope Herrings’ installation shown above, produced by local young people who took part in creative workshops.  The ‘Hope Herrings’ are textile fish which have attached to them a hope for the future for Great Yarmouth and are displayed on fishing net coming out of a fishing boat.

The Re:generation exhibition is part of a national project, which creates youth led arts-based volunteering opportunities. The programme is funded by V Inspired; an independent charity for 16 -25 year olds, supported by an Eastern Region consortium including Great Yarmouth based Seachange Arts. The programme gives volunteers the opportunity to develop their skills, gain experience and bring positive benefits to their community.

St. Georges Chapel, Great Yarmouth, photograph by Adam Shawyer